Winery Sigston Swift - Old Billy Shiraz

Winery Sigston SwiftOld Billy Shiraz

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Old Billy Shiraz of Winery Sigston Swift is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Old Billy Shiraz from the Winery Sigston Swift

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Old Billy Shiraz of Winery Sigston Swift in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sigston Swift's Old Billy Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Cortis

Interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Solaris (Merzling x Geisenheim 6493 (Zarya Severa x Muscat Ottonel)) made in 1982 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. It can be found in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, etc., but is still little known in France. Note that Cabernet-Carol has the same parents.

Last vintages of this wine

Old Billy Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Old Billy Shiraz - 0
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Old Billy Shiraz from Winery Sigston Swift are 0, 2015

Informations about the Winery Sigston Swift

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Sigston Swift is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 7000 of of Australia wines
In the top 550 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

The word of the wine: Pressing Rosé

A method of making rosé wine that consists of pressing the grapes directly after crushing and light skin maceration. The resulting wine is lively, light and pale.

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